Varicella vaccine in immunocompromised patients

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-184

  Cat, Loan K ^a,b   Yamauchi, Norman K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0030023212     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809603000213     Document Type: Article

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